On the recordJanuary 15, 1833
It is the acknowledged attribute of free institutions that under them the empire of reason and law is substituted for the power of the sword.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is the acknowledged attribute of free institutions that under them the empire of reason and law is substituted for the power of the sword.
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It is impossible that any government can continue to exist upon any other principles.
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate at their last session, I herewith transmit the inclosed documents, which contain all the information on the subject of the claim of the heirs of George Galphin within the power of the Executive.
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